A man, who was previously the victim of a kidnapping in which he was beaten with a hammer and held at gunpoint, has lodged an appeal against an 11-month jail sentence for a string of motoring offences.

A man who took part in the gang rape of a woman in Cratloe, Co Clare in 2004, when he was aged 16, has been jailed this afternoon for failing to notify Gardaí of where he was living.